Electric vacuum cleaner

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of an electric vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D246107 October 18, 1977 Yoshida et al.
D279614 July 9, 1985 Essex
D280143 August 13, 1985 Berfield et al.
D289213 April 7, 1987 Perkins
D290896 July 14, 1987 Kim
D292833 November 17, 1987 Busalt
D296944 July 26, 1988 Yamamoto et al.
D297475 August 30, 1988 Umehara et al.
D297871 September 27, 1988 Slany et al.
Other references
  • The Miele vacuum cleaners (published autumn 1986). Eureka Express vacuum cleaner Model 8290 (distributed at the Apr., 1987 Houseware show). National vacuum cleaner (published Sep. 1987); MC-7540/7530/7520. Panasonic vacuum clenaer (published Sep. 1987), MC-7490, MC-7480.
Patent History
Patent number: D318937
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 6, 1988
Date of Patent: Aug 6, 1991
Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventors: Isamu Shinozaki (Toyono), Joseph J. Nukazawa (Tokyo), Tadakazu Narikawa (Yokohama), Jun-ichi Yamada (Higashimurayama)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack
Application Number: 7/240,611
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum (D32/21)